Free VA Aid & Attendance Pension Benefit Seminar in Bohemia Rescheduled for Tuesday, November 13, 2012

In light of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and
last week’s nor’easter, The Arbors Assisted Living Communities at Bohemia has rescheduled last week’s free “Aid & Attendance” Veteran Pension Benefit Seminar for Tuesday, November 13, 201. The seminar is designed to empower our country’s heroic veterans with helpful information about the program’s eligibility and  application process, along with the new rate increases that took effect in 2012.

The federally funded Veterans Administration’s (VA) Aid and Attendance Pension is available to wartime military veterans and their families. A Q&A session  will immediately follow the discussion, which will be led by The Arbors Veterans Liaison, Patrick Yyngstrom, former Nassau County Director of Veterans Affairs and long-time Deputy Director.  Light refreshments will be served.    Although
the VA “Aid & Attendance” program has been available for decades, many  veterans remain unaware of it.  Unlike other aid- based programs, this benefit can be used to pay for living-related expenses, which can include home care and  assisted living costs. If the military veteran him/herself is deceased, then the surviving spouse may qualify for the program.